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In 1676, after being commanded via letter to submit to Ottoman rule, the Zaporozhian Cossacks famously replied with a hilariously profane letter of refusal. Is there any record of how this insult was received by sultan Mehmed IV? Did he retaliate in any way?

by /u/Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink in /r/AskHistorians

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